| Model railroad gauges and scales can be confusing particularly when the names sound almost the same. OO gauge and O gauge fall into this category and can trip up beginner and even experience model railroaders at times. So, here is the difference explained once and for all. OO Gauge Model Railroads OO Gauge has for many years, been the most popular model railroad scale with British Railway Modelers. OO gauge has a ratio of 1:76 equaling a scale of 4mm to the foot. It is considered to be the standard for many model railroad enthusiasts in the UK and is a popular model railroading scale with beginners buying Hornby or Bachmann model train sets. OO Gauge Scale Model Railroad Specifications: 4mm : 1ft 1/76th Scale Track Gauge: 16.5mm Because OO gauge is so popular in the UK there is a wide range of OO gauge accessories available in the UK. There is also a good secondhand market for OO gauge in the UK which can considerably reduce the costs of the hobby. For more information on how to design, build, maintain and repair the model railroad set of your dreams be sure to use this helpful model railroading resource. |
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O Guage Model Railroad At WITTS END
The UK based Worthing Model Railway Club (formed in 1964) has several
layouts including the WITTS END model railroad.
Witts End is O gauge 16.5, that is, the stock is built to 7mm scale but runs on
OO, 4mm, gauge track, so it is a large scale narrow gauge layout. All the stock
and most of the track has been hand built. The locomotives have bodies built
from anything and everything that was to hand and placed on old or surplus OO
mechanisms.
The model railroad layout measures some 16ft x 18", and although a reference
to 3-link couplings can be found, there is also a degree of automation as the
trains can actually be uncoupled automatically.
The UK based Worthing Model Railway Club (formed in 1964) has several
layouts including the WITTS END model railroad.
Witts End is O gauge 16.5, that is, the stock is built to 7mm scale but runs on
OO, 4mm, gauge track, so it is a large scale narrow gauge layout. All the stock
and most of the track has been hand built. The locomotives have bodies built
from anything and everything that was to hand and placed on old or surplus OO
mechanisms.
The model railroad layout measures some 16ft x 18", and although a reference
to 3-link couplings can be found, there is also a degree of automation as the
trains can actually be uncoupled automatically.
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Large Scale Live Steam Railroading
About 25 years ago Bill Taylor had a dream. He wanted to build an outdoor live
steam railroad in the woods around his home in Charleswood. Bill was an avid
model railroader and had a 750 sq. ft 1000 foot HO model railroad in his
basement that started in 1969. Bill also liked going to the N.M.R.A. "National"
conventions and each year a side tour to a live steam railroad would be featured.
Today Bill Taylor is President of THE ASSINIBOINE VALLEY RAILWAY. The AVR
is 1.5" (1.6") scale 7.5" gauge and is located on a seven acre site immediately
west of Assiniboine Park (nicknamed "The Route Of The Hazel Nuts").
The railway started in 1995 and currently has 56 members. Club members
spend most Saturday afternoons working. The club currently has 3 diesel
locomotives, one box cab under construction and several steamers under
construction by various members and about 18 cars plus 10 more under
construction. The AVR use aluminium rail on wood ties on ballast and sub-
roadbed construction with a ruling radius of 50’.
A massive 5,400 feet of railroad track is on the ground. The main line is 3700’
with seven passing sidings. There is a turning wye and movable 12 foot lift for
unloading.
About 25 years ago Bill Taylor had a dream. He wanted to build an outdoor live
steam railroad in the woods around his home in Charleswood. Bill was an avid
model railroader and had a 750 sq. ft 1000 foot HO model railroad in his
basement that started in 1969. Bill also liked going to the N.M.R.A. "National"
conventions and each year a side tour to a live steam railroad would be featured.
Today Bill Taylor is President of THE ASSINIBOINE VALLEY RAILWAY. The AVR
is 1.5" (1.6") scale 7.5" gauge and is located on a seven acre site immediately
west of Assiniboine Park (nicknamed "The Route Of The Hazel Nuts").
The railway started in 1995 and currently has 56 members. Club members
spend most Saturday afternoons working. The club currently has 3 diesel
locomotives, one box cab under construction and several steamers under
construction by various members and about 18 cars plus 10 more under
construction. The AVR use aluminium rail on wood ties on ballast and sub-
roadbed construction with a ruling radius of 50’.
A massive 5,400 feet of railroad track is on the ground. The main line is 3700’
with seven passing sidings. There is a turning wye and movable 12 foot lift for
unloading.
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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Features
Slim Gauge Guild Model Railroad Club in Pasadena, CA, has two model
railroad layouts located in a 2000 square foot basement.
The Model Railroad Clubs HOn3 layout is based on the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad and the Rio Grande Southern. On the HOn3 layout the club tends to
model specific prototype scenes.
The Sn3 layout is more freelanced. The club loosely models the Colorado and
Southern for their mainline and northern California lumber companies for their
highline.
Slim Gauge Guild Model Railroad Club in Pasadena, CA, has two model
railroad layouts located in a 2000 square foot basement.
The Model Railroad Clubs HOn3 layout is based on the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad and the Rio Grande Southern. On the HOn3 layout the club tends to
model specific prototype scenes.
The Sn3 layout is more freelanced. The club loosely models the Colorado and
Southern for their mainline and northern California lumber companies for their
highline.
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If I install a larger motor
in my locomotive will I
be able to pull more
cars?
What's wrong when a
part of the track will not
work? How do I go
about fixing it?
Should I replace my
horn-hook couplers with
knuckle couplers?
What is rust-busting, a
talgo truck, "head-end"
traffic, a green wave
for freight trains?
What is meant by
"code", as in code 40
track? Is a locomotive
change-over the same
as shunting?
Which rails should I
use - brass, steel or
nickel-silver?
How do I make plastic
buildings look real? Why
do some buildings look
translucent?
Should electric feed
wires be included every
couple of feet or should
I solder rail joiners?
What is a bridge rectifier
and what does it do?
When I buy a track
switch, what is meant
by 'No. 4 turnout' or 'No.
8 turnout'?
Running techniques for
a locomotive on a
reversing loop. What
about stopping the loco
on the loop and
throwing the switch?
What is a decoder and
can I run an analog
locomotive on a DCC
system without a
decoder?
Can I just put a decoder
in my old analog
engines?
in my locomotive will I
be able to pull more
cars?
What's wrong when a
part of the track will not
work? How do I go
about fixing it?
Should I replace my
horn-hook couplers with
knuckle couplers?
What is rust-busting, a
talgo truck, "head-end"
traffic, a green wave
for freight trains?
What is meant by
"code", as in code 40
track? Is a locomotive
change-over the same
as shunting?
Which rails should I
use - brass, steel or
nickel-silver?
How do I make plastic
buildings look real? Why
do some buildings look
translucent?
Should electric feed
wires be included every
couple of feet or should
I solder rail joiners?
What is a bridge rectifier
and what does it do?
When I buy a track
switch, what is meant
by 'No. 4 turnout' or 'No.
8 turnout'?
Running techniques for
a locomotive on a
reversing loop. What
about stopping the loco
on the loop and
throwing the switch?
What is a decoder and
can I run an analog
locomotive on a DCC
system without a
decoder?
Can I just put a decoder
in my old analog
engines?
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